Immortality begins with meditation puppets

Chapter 53 Hummingbird Swarm
"Fellow Daoist Helian's craftsmanship is indeed superb. The quality of this azure spring far exceeds my expectations!"

Inside the forward camp, Su Qing looked at the spring component that Helian Xian had created through meditation using weapon-refining techniques and exclaimed in amazement.

After acquiring the azure gold, he tried to make springs from the material, but his attempts were never to his liking. In desperation, he sought out Helian Xian.

Helian Xian ignored Su Qing's praise. To him, a spring component was nothing. If he hadn't recently needed Su Qing's help, he wouldn't have even accepted such a small order.

"I'm glad Fellow Daoist Su is satisfied. As for payment, as agreed, shall we settle the bill in the form of a Lizard Warrior?"

Helian Xian looked at Su Qing expectantly.

Without wasting any words, Su Qing directly took out a newly crafted lizard warrior from his storage bag.

As the battle at Black Tiger Mountain draws ever closer, the professionals in the Hundred Treasures Pavilion team, who were originally only concerned with making money, are now prioritizing survival, and Su Qing's lizard warriors are their favorite.

These professionals have both money and need.

This has allowed Su Qing to make a considerable profit these past few days; he now has approximately 60,000 spirit crystals in his storage bag.

He also planned to convert these spirit crystals into combat power.

"Fellow Daoist Helian has already bought five lizard warriors from me, and with other preparations, the trip to Black Tiger Mountain should be no problem. I am no match for Fellow Daoist Helian."

Aside from some puppets, my magical artifacts are far inferior to those of you fellow cultivators. I urge you to take good care of the few artifacts I entrusted to you to refine.

"Of course. Although my refining fee is a bit high, it is definitely worth every penny. Fellow Daoist, please rest assured."

At this point, Helian Xian finally smiled. A few days ago, Su Qing asked him to refine spring parts and two defensive magic artifacts. This was a big deal worth 20,000 to 30,000 spirit crystals. It was only right to put on a smile for such a big customer.

Su Qing cupped his hands in greeting to Helian Xian, then, holding the spring component, prepared to return to the spirit house.

But then they saw Guo Qiaolian walking over; it turned out she had also ordered a suit of armor from Helian Xian.

This armor was enormous, and it was prepared for the white-tusked elephant. Helian Xian's old face was all wrinkled with a smile as he watched Guo Qiaolian take out more than 30,000 spirit crystals.

Su Qing couldn't help but feel jealous. "Pah! That weapon refiner really knows how to scrape spirit crystals!"

"Fellow Daoist Su, remember those eight lizard warriors you refined for me?" Guo Qiaolian's eyes lit up when she saw Su Qing, and she waved with a smile.

"It's being practiced, don't panic, don't panic!"

Su Qing quickly dealt with Guo Qiaolian, who was pressing for payment, and fled back to the spirit house.

Inside the spirit house, a pair of long, slender, bluish legs lay quietly, gleaming with a cold, bluish light.

There is a tiny hole on each of the two lower legs from which spider silk can be extended, allowing for leaping, dodging, and many other maneuvers, all depending on the user's skill.

This is the Azure Steel Leg. It was only after he had ruined seven sets of materials that this body was finally formed.

As a first-tier superior modified puppet, this leg alone has three functions: slashing, silk spitting, and bionics.

Now, this leg is just one part of another puppet. One can imagine how terrifying the power of this new puppet must be!
Su Qing is extremely looking forward to this.

While waiting for the spring parts, he had already prepared all the necessary concoctions.

At this point, all that is needed is to assemble the steel leg, the spring component, and the Fire Spirit Sword blank together, and then you can begin drawing.

Second-order bionic rune successfully drawn!
Second-tier combat rune successfully drawn!
Second-order smart rune successfully drawn!
Second-tier material runes successfully drawn!
First-tier fire rune successfully drawn!

Second-tier medical rune successfully drawn!
Well, Su Qing added this second-tier medical rune himself. In battle, injuries and bruises are inevitable. The puppet can both kill people and provide simple first aid to its master. It's simply amazing!

All the runes were successfully completed. The azure legs stood proudly, the stiff, springy legs strong and powerful, and the crimson greatsword inserted on them revealed its sharp edge.

Looking at this new type of puppet, which stands about chest-high to the two bears and could potentially sever their heads with a single spring, one can imagine what it's like.

Su Qing took a good look at her masterpiece.

This isn't a blueprint produced by the panel; it's a puppet entirely developed by him, just like the Spirit Lotus Leg.

He took out three hundred spirit crystals, preparing to activate the puppet.

Well, since no cultivator is there to activate it, the cost of using this puppet is shockingly high.

But this isn't for my own use. Qinghe is so capable; she must earn a lot of money and be able to afford it.

Minor issues, not worth worrying about. As long as the puppet is strong and imposing enough, that's all that matters.

Three hundred spirit crystals were inserted into the energy supply slot in the thigh of the Azure Steel Leg.

As spiritual energy was injected, the runes on the puppet's body lit up one by one.

Under the combined effect of biomimetic runes and material runes, the puppet is visibly changing.

The steel leg became thicker and more suited to the puppet's body, as if the leg was born to be on the puppet.

The sky-blue spring components transformed into a slender torso resembling abdominal muscles.

Only the crimson greatsword remained standing upright, as if raising its middle finger to the heavens, exuding an indescribable domineering aura.

"It's done?!"

Su Qing's anxiety turned into ecstasy at that moment.

At the same time, the personal panel appears.

[Create a new type of puppet. Please name this puppet.]

"Neither human nor sword, let's call it Sword-Man Puppet!"

Su Qing said without hesitation.

[Successfully crafted a new type of puppet, the Sword-wielding Puppet. The success rate of crafting this type of puppet is permanently increased by 50%. Three more blueprints for this type of puppet are unlocked.]

[Blueprint 1: Dual-Blade Lizard - Tier 1 High-Grade Artifact Puppet.]

[Drawing 2: Cluster of Hummingbirds - Tier 1 High-Grade Artifact Puppet.]

[Blueprint 3: Explosive Hammer War Bear - Tier 1 Ultimate Weapon Puppet Type.]

"All that hard work paid off! I knew that creating new puppets would unlock the corresponding blueprints!"

Su Qing excitedly pumped her fist. Before looking at the new puppet blueprints, she first clicked on the introduction of the artifact puppet type.

【Artifact-type puppet: A new type of puppet crafted from magical artifacts or artifact embryos, comprising two types】
One type is the magical artifact puppet, which is to install magical artifacts on the puppet, giving it the ability to activate magical artifacts just like a cultivator.

The second method is to transform puppets into magical artifacts, refining puppets into entities that resemble magical artifacts.

"So, if you equip a lizard warrior with a battle sword, it becomes a dual-sword lizard; if you equip an armored war bear with a giant hammer, it becomes a blaster war bear. So what's the meaning of this swarm of hummingbirds?"

Su Qing stroked his chin and muttered to himself, feeling that he might soon possess a puppet that everyone in the cultivation world needed, called a trump card!
(End of this chapter)